Up on the Roof/Under the Boardwalk (1998)

About this title: Collectables' Up on the Roof/Under the Boardwalk contains two original early albums from the Drifters on one disc. Up on the Roof features Ben E. King on lead vocals; Under the Boardwalk features Johnny Moore on lead vocals. Both albums aren't just hits with filler, like many R&B albums of their era -- while they're not as strong as the justly famous singles, the album tracks are quite entertaining, resulting in a thoroughly enjoyable disc. Anyone who wants to dig deeper than the hits will enjoy this disc, even if the packaging and remastering could have been better. Stephen Thomas Erlewine ... read more

Tracks:

1. Up on the Roof [45 RPM Hit Version][Version] [Goffin/King]
2. There Goes My Baby [Mono][Version] [Nelson/Patterson/Tr]
3. Sweets for My Sweet [Pomus/Shuman]
4. This Magic Moment [Pomus/Shuman]
5. Mexican Divorce [Bacharach/Hilliard]
6. Stranger on the Shore [Bilk/Mellin]
7. What to Do [Samad/Davis/Treadwe]
8. Save the Last Dance for Me [Pomus/Shuman]
9. Loneliness or Happiness [Bacharach/David]
10. Another Night with the Boys [Goffin/King]
11. (If You Cry) True Love, True Love [Pomus/Shuman]
12. Room Full of Tears [Pomus/Shuman]
13. When My Little Girl Is Smiling [Goffin/King]
14. Ruby Baby [Mono] [Leiber/Stoller]
15. Under the Boardwalk [Resnick/Young]
16. One Way Love [Ragovoy/Russell]
17. On Broadway [Weil/Mann/Leiber/St]
18. Didn't It [Clark]
19. I Feel Good All Over [Blackwell/Scott]
20. Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You) [Russell/James/Peppe]
21. Up on the Roof [LP Version][Version] [Goffin/King]
22. Rat Race [Leiber/Stoller/McCo]
23. In the Land of Make Believe [Bacharach/David]
24. If You Don't Come Back [Leiber/Stoller]
25. Let the Music Play [Bacharach/David]
26. I'll Take You Home [Weil/Mann]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.